Unsteady Flow in Open Channels

This book provides a unifying framework for understanding and computing unsteady flow and transport in shallow one-dimensional open-water systems.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Basic equations for long waves; 2. Classification and analysis of long waves; 3. Elementary wave equation; 4. Translatory waves; 5. Method of characteristics; 6. Tidal basins; 7. Harmonic wave propagation; 8. Flood waves in rivers; 9. Steady ¿ow; 10. Transport processes; 11. Numerical computation of solutions; Appendices; References; Author index; Subject index.

About the author

Jurjen Battjes is Emeritus Professor at Technische Universiteit Delft, the Netherlands. Now retired, Professor Battjes had a long career in university teaching and research in the field of fluid mechanics. He taught courses in modelling, introductory fluid mechanics, unsteady flow in open channels, and wind-generated waves, the latter being his major research topic. He has also been active as a consultant on numerous projects in coastal engineering, including the Deltaworks in the Netherlands. Professor Battjes has received several prizes and awards, including the International Coastal Engineering Award of the American Society of Civil Engineers.Robert Jan Labeur is Assistant Professor at Technische Universiteit Delft, the Netherlands, where he teaches various courses in environmental fluid mechanics. His research involves numerical modelling of environmental flows, water borne transport processes, and morphology, in particular the modelling of complex 3-dimensional flows. Before working at the university, he was a consultant in the field of hydraulic and coastal engineering.

Summary

This book provides a unified framework for understanding and computing unsteady flow in shallow one-dimensional open-water systems. Theoretical treatment is fully supported by a variety of practical examples and Python computer code is used to demystify numerical modelling. A range of online resources is available at www.cambridge.org/battjes.

Product details

• Authors: J. A. Battjes, Jurjen A. Battjes, Jurjen A. (Technische Universiteit Delft Battjes, Jurjen A. Labeur Battjes, Battjes Jurjen A., Robert Jan Labeur, Robert Jan (Technische Universiteit Delft Labeur, Labeur Robert Jan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2017
• EAN: 9781107150294
• ISBN: 978-1-107-15029-4
• Dimensions: 193 mm x 253 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Hydrology, SCIENCE / Mechanics / Fluids, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / Soil & Rock, environmental science, engineering & technology, Fluid mechanics, Hydrology & the hydrosphere, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Hydrology and the hydrosphere, Physics: Fluid mechanics, Soil & rock mechanics, Soil and rock mechanics